Pilgrims carry an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe toward the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans are making the pilgrimage to the shrine in anticipation of the Catholic icon's feast day on Dec. 12. Also known as La Morenita, Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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A pilgrim sleeps by an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans are making the pilgrimage to the shrine in anticipation of the Catholic icon's feast day on Dec. 12. Also known as La Morenita, Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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A boy dressed in traditional clothing sits outside the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans are making the pilgrimage to the shrine in anticipation of the Catholic icon's feast day on Dec. 12. Also known as La Morenita, Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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Pilgrims sleeps by their images of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans are making the pilgrimage to the shrine in anticipation of the Catholic icon's feast day on Dec. 12. Also known as La Morenita, Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Photo: Marco Ugarte, AP

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A pilgrim sleeps by an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans are making the pilgrimage to the shrine in anticipation of the Catholic icon's feast day on Dec. 12. Also known as La Morenita, Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Photo: Marco Ugarte, AP

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Pilgrims carry images of the Virgin of Guadalupe into the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Thousands of people from all over the country converge on the basilica bringing images to be blessed on the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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A pilgrim carries an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on his back as he lights a candle inside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Thousands of people from all over the country converge on the basilica bringing images to be blessed on the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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An estimated 3,000 people participate the Our Lady of Guadalupe procession Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Yuba City, Calif. December 12 marks the feast day of the Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531. (AP Photo/Appeal-Democrat, Chris Kaufman)

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Jose Miguel Guerra, 3, of Yuba City sits on his father, Juan Miguel's shoulders at St. Isidore Catholic Church following the Our Lady of Guadalupe procession Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Yuba City, Calif. December 12 marks the feast day of the Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531.(AP Photo/Appeal-Democrat, Chris Kaufman)

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Bertha Casimiro, left and Martha Sandoval, both of Yuba City, Calif., carry a shrine during the Our Lady of Guadalupe procession Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Yuba City, Calif. December 12 marks the feast day of the Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531.(AP Photo/Appeal-Democrat, Chris Kaufman)

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Gloria Rodriguez of Olivehurst prays at St. Isidore Catholic Church following the Our Lady of Guadalupe procession Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Yuba City, Calif. December 12 marks the feast day of the Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531. (AP Photo/Appeal-Democrat, Chris Kaufman)

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Teresa Romero, 5, of Yuba City sits next to a shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Isidore Catholic Church Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Yuba City, Calif. December 12 marks the feast day of the Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531. (AP Photo/Appeal-Democrat, Chris Kaufman)

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A pilgrim carries a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Thousands of people from all over the country converge on the basilica bringing images to be blessed on the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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A pilgrim holds a wooden cross as he watches fellow pilgrims break camp in the morning outside the Basilica of Guadalupe on the feast day of Mexico's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. An estimated 6 million Catholic faithful celebrated the cultural image, also known as La Morenita, with pilgrimages to the basilica. Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will travel to Cuba and Mexico before Easter next year, during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Anita Baca)

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Pilgrims carry images of the Virgin of Guadalupe into the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Thousands of people from all over the country converge on the basilica bringing images to be blessed on her feast day. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Photo: Eduardo Verdugo, AP

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Pilgrims sleeps next to a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Thousands of people from all over the country converge on the basilica bringing images to be blessed on the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Aztec dancer Ehecatonatihu greets a friend while carrying a statue of Mexico's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, to an Aztec altar outside the Basilica of Guadalupe during the religious icon's feast day in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. An estimated 6 million Catholic faithful celebrated the cultural image, also known as La Morenita, with pilgrimages to the basilica. Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will travel to Cuba and Mexico before Easter next year, during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Anita Baca)

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Pilgrims sleeps next to a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Thousands of people from all over the country converge on the basilica bringing images to be blessed on the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Pilgrims carry images of the Virgin of Guadalupe to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Thousands of people from all over the country converge on the basilica bringing images to be blessed on her feast day. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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A pilgrim carries a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday Dec. 12, 2011. An estimated 6 million Catholic faithful celebrated the cultural image, also known as La Morenita, with pilgrimages to the basilica. Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will travel to Cuba and Mexico before Easter next year, during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Brisa Escobedo, 2, carries roses at the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, on Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Dozens of parishioners walked in a procession four miles to the church for dancing and a Mass in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)

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Blas Quevedo Flores performs traditional Aztec dances with the the dance group Danza Azteca Guadalupana for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, on Monday Dec. 12, 2011. Dozens of parishioners walked in a procession four miles to the church for dancing and a Mass in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)

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In this Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, photo, Carlos Ramos of Tyler dances with the group Danza Azteca from the St. Peter Claver Parish in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parade in Tyler, Texas. The Twelfth of December marks the celebration of the Virgin Mary, or Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531. Her appearance lead many Mexicans to convert to Christianity, and they show their devotion and gratefulness to Mary through the celebration that includes dance and music as a symbolism of prayer. (AP Photo/The Tyler Morning Telegraph, Sarah A. Miller)

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In this Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, photo, onlookers wait for the start of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parade in Tyler, Texas. The Twelfth of December marks the celebration of the Virgin Mary, or Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531. Her appearance lead many Mexicans to convert to Christianity, and they show their devotion and gratefulness to Mary through the celebration that includes dance and music as a symbolism of prayer. (AP Photo/The Tyler Morning Telegraph, Sarah A. Miller)

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Two women who wished not to be identified pray to the Lady of Guadalupe at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Houston. Our Lady of Guadalupe, an apparition of the Virgin Mary that occurred outside Mexico City in 1531, remains a popular religious, cultural and ethnic symbol for Mexican-American Catholics. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

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Elia Jasso looks at offerings in honor of the feast day of the Lady of Guadalupe at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Houston. Our Lady of Guadalupe, an apparition of the Virgin Mary that occurred outside Mexico City in 1531, remains a popular religious, cultural and ethnic symbol for Mexican-American Catholics. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)

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Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans are making the pilgrimage to the shrine in anticipation of the Catholic icon's feast day on Dec. 12. Also known as La Morenita, Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image.﻿